SMITH FAMILY HISTORY

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This page will be devoted to the research I have done on the SMITH surname in my family. Because of the amount of data for this surname, I have taken extra care to document all the information so I am sure that it is a relative and not just a name!

If you have any questions or comments or additions, please feel free to email me!


Thomas SMITH is the first ancestor I have located. He was born abt. 1820 and died ?. He married Rebecca B. SMITH, born abt 1827, died ? in 1848 in Athens County, OH.

Children of Thomas and Rebecca were:

  • Nathan SMITH born abt 1846
  • Charles SMITH born abt 1849
  • Frederick SMITH born abt 1850 (possibly the same person as Charles) m: --
    Children of Frederick and ?:
      Anna SMITH (1878 - 1929) m: Jacob A. COLLINS (1862 - 1936)
      Children of Anna and Jacob:
      • John F. COLLINS (1901- )
      • Clara COLLINS (1903- )
      • Maggie COLLINS (1904- )
      • Livey? (probably Mable) COLLINS (1907- )
      • Hubert COLLINS (1910- )
      • Earl B. COLLINS (1913- )
      • Carl COLLINS (1914- )
      • Cora COLLINS (1914- ) Twin to Carl
      • Sherman COLLINS (1917- )
  • Betsey A. SMITH born abt 1853
  • Nicholas SMITH born abt 1855
  • Ezra SMITH born abt 1857, died 1927; married Mary Jane CONE, born abt 1855, died ?
    Children of Ezra and Mary Jane were:
    • Hulda Ann SMITH born 1884 died 1956; married John WORK
    • William SMITH born 1882 died ?. He never married.
    • It is interesting to note that on the 1900 census it was indicated that Mary Jane CONE SMITH was the mother of 3 children with 3 still living???
  • William SMITH born abt 1860
  • John A. SMITH born abt 1863

Following are some links to the families listed above and to other genealogical home pages that I thought were very good. Please visit them and let me know what you think.

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